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I thought only Eng Hian is coming not Flandy. So no question of Flandy breaking up with his hot partnership with Vita! Unless of course Flandy also has an offer from elsewhere.

I think Eng Hian can still play at a high level, considering contemporaries Candra and Tony themselves are not doing too badly, with such a high world ranking and possibly with the Beijing Olympics as their next target. As reported, even Candra has impressed PBSI so much that he might be recalled to the national team.

But Eng Hian's experience can certainly come in very useful as sparring partner at worst. I see quite a number of new Indonesian faces, apart from the Chinese, in the Singapore coaching panel and this might be one motivation for EH to join SBA.

We just have to wait and see what will transpire after this initial welcome.

oh hmmmm, i misunderstood the article, hahaha, when they said he and flandy have won stuff before, i assumed they were both coming.

Wah my FEND! What are you studying in uni? Psychology? And you want to practise on me?? !

I assure you guys that I have nothing to do with it. I just pick it up from the news. But I'm glad that Eng Hian is willing to come over and help us and hopefully, as what Indra said, we could make some headway in 10 years!

The reason for Eng Hian obviously is all about money. And SIN gives what he wants as future guarantee to enjoy his life with family of course. Hmmm, more INA players to exodus to another country.

"Make hay while the sun shines"!

After all sportspersons have a limited economic life span. They also need to look after their own future. China and Indonesia have far too many badminton talents and the queue to join the national squad is too long. Even when admitted, there is a risk of losing one's place for performance below expectations.

By allowing players to go where their services are most wanted is a way to help these young talents who may not have a fighting chance at home and to raise overall international standards. Indonesia and China can then take pride that they are making contributions to world badminton indirectly. Of course they keep their best at home but nothing is sure that 'discarded' exports cannot make good for their host countries.

well if Eng Hian brings success then we should try n bring him again.....maybe Djarum should higher him as the doubles coach...afterall he owes Djarum alot

I'm sure he must have contributed to Djarum's success when he was playing there. This is also a way of giving back to his club and if he is successful in Singapore, he may even sponsor some of Djarum's young talents or he could arrange for players from both sides to having friendly games for exposure, etc. Think of it as a win-win situation.